Older Adult Behavioral Health Specialist

Adapt Integrated Health Care is looking for a qualified Older Adult Behavioral Health Specialist to join their team! Monday-Friday 8am-5pm. 

The Older Adult Behavioral Health Specialist (OABHS) is primarily responsible for the providing interagency, multi-system, cross-sector planning for better coordination between behavioral health and primary care, providing complex case consultation for older adults and for workforce development and community health and wellness promotion in the community. Part of the job as an Older Adult Behavioral Health Specialist, QMHA is to provide direct services including evaluation and assessment of the older adult population experiencing behavioral health.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work, Psychology, or related field

• Must be eligible to register as a QMHA with MHACBO.

• Dual diagnosis experience preferred.

• Must be 21+ and possess a valid driver's license.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Concurrent care management, effectively influencing facility treatment in regard to best practices of the older adult population and ongoing stabilization and well-being of our members.
• Building and promoting community partnerships for services that will assist in the client achieving treatment goals.
• Assisting the client in securing community-based services, care coordination of multi-disciplinary agencies to include behavioral health, primary care, specialty medical services, housing and peer delivered services.
• Coordinate focus groups, SWOT analysis, Impact Assessments.
• Develop and/or strengthen partnerships in the community that provide valuable client resources for the adult population.    
• Facilitate clinical meetings with a multidisciplinary team and lead additional meetings to improve strategies to successfully meet fidelity, 
• Develop coalition of cross-system supports and keep older adults active in the coalitions.
• Increase community opportunities for social and civic engagements for older adults and provide productive engagement opportunities.
• Adopt and implement Mental Health First Aid for Older Adults
• Plan activities that promote health and wellness.  For example, conduct brown bag luncheons for potential community partners, coordinate breakfast meetings with primary care providers, develop competencies and “soft-skills” for the target population, partner with public health initiatives such as fall prevention and SBIRT, participate in activities such as National Depression Screening Day, etc.
• Increase the mental health literacy of the community as it pertains to the behavioral health needs of the older adult population.
• Emergency Response: This employee has been identified as a staff member expected to report for duty following activation of a public health emergency response plan

Come join our progressive team and make a difference in the lives of others! For more information on our organization, please visit our website at www.adaptoregon.org.

We Offer:

• Medical insurance options for employees and their families, with a cash waiver option
• Dental, Vision, and Pet insurance options 
• Health Savings Account (HSA) & Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
• 401(k) retirement plan with 5% employer contribution
• In-house training, on-site professional development
• Clinical supervision towards licensure is available

Our priority is to be a workplace that offers employees a rewarding work-life and opportunities for personal and professional growth. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, and we are proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work® in 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026!

Adapt Integrated Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including for those with disabilities and veterans. Adapt Integrated Health Care does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable law. Adapt will not tolerate unlawful discrimination, harassment, or retaliation and is committed to preventing or stopping them whenever they may occur at the organization or in its programs. 

For anyone needing assistance or accommodations with Adapt’s application process, please call (541) 672-2691 and ask for our Talent Acquisition team.